Corset brassiere



c c. H. FLEcK CORSET BRASSIERE Filed Jan. 28, 192e attenua;

Patented Oct. 4, 1 927.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFqFicE.

CHRISTIAN H. FLECK, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO JACKSON CORSET COM- PANY, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

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A Application led'l'anuary 28, 1928. Serial No. 84,863.

ment as in place on a wearer and partly opened.

Fig. 2 is an inside face view of the` garment as se'en when -spread out fiat.

Fig. 3 is a sectional detail.

Referring by reference characters to this drawing, the numeral lldesignates the body of the garment, made of customary shape with a closed back and open side front, the edges of which may be provided with any v desired closure or fastening means, shown for convenience as hooks and eyes. indicated at 1a and l. The garment may be formed of any suitable textile material, and the back 'thereof provided with or without) stil'ening stays 2 (shown in dotted lines) inserted between the layers of which the garment is formed..

The sides are provided with inserts 3 of elastic webbing.

4 designates a section. loose or separate from the garment and adapted, when the garment is in place vupon the wearer, to overliethe diaphragm region, the sides of the diaphragm region being connected or anchored to the body of the garment at the point orv points overlying the full portion of the buttock. Preferably the back lportion of the garment is provided with flaps 5 having converging upper andv lower edges, and the sides of the diaphragm section are connected to the free edges of these flaps by elastic tapes 6. It will be observed that the parts are so shaped and connected that when the diaphragm section overlies the diaphragm portion of the wearer, the elastic tapes or webs incline downwardly tothe points where they unite with the free edges of the aps.

Preferably one edge of .the diaphragm portion is permanently connected to its re spective liap bythe elastic webbing atl that side, while the other edge is detachably connected, conveniently by having the free edge of the elastic webbing provided with fastening means such as hooks 6*lL designed to engage with eyes 6" on the edge of the coacting flap.

The diaphragm portion 4 may be' provided with horizontally disposed flexible stavs indicated at 4 in dotted lines.

Garment supporters may be provided as indicated at 7, and shoulder straps, as at 8.

Bv the use of such a control attachment, particularly with the elastic webbing disposed at approximately the angle shown, I have ound that there is an effective control of superfluous flesh, and unsightly bulges in the `figure are prevented, thereby `producing fashionable lines in both front and back, while firm anchoring is secured.

The garment is also extremely comfortable to the wearer.

Preferably I use two elastic tapes 6 on each side, the one overlapping the other, as indicated in Fig. 3.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim'isz- 1. In a garment of the type described, ar body portion, an independent inelastic member of suiicient area and positioned to cover the diaphragm portion of the body, and downwardly inclined elastic webbing con'- necting` the edges of the diaphragm member with the buttock portions of the garment,

and constituting the sole connection between said member and the rest of the garment, said inelastic member being' provided with spaced horizontally disposed flexible stays positioned to engageythe diaphragm.

2. Ina garment'of the type described, a body portion, fla-ps connected to the body portion at the buttock portions thereof, a diaphragm supporting member'of suiicient area to cover the diaphragm and -provided with spaced horizontally` disposed exible stays positioned to engage, the diaphragm and downwardly inclined elastic webbing connecting the edges ofthe diaphragm member with said aps.

In testimony whereof,'I aiiix my signature.

cHmsTIAN H. rLEcK. 

